Natural resource

THE pursuit of natural resource investment in our customary land has no preference and what right it has to access our natural resources as security investment but needs to comply with the constitution and laws of our country under certain conditions.
Presumptuously the government may likely draw investment benefits under pipeline from unknowingly expertise and negotiation network to master and control our country’s economy.
At the same time pose high level of risk in corruption practices see failing society just as basket cases and paradoxically can have spade to the economy precipitating what is call a resource trap with a developing nation like PNG.
The government needs to emphasize the current sophisticated land reform system well compared to attempt of undisputed land issues by colonial administration lack security of tenure.
Despite the prevalence of customary law, the land and resource rights must be adequately recognised and protected of the people, by the people, for the people.
It has to be win-win situation and so we can’t be a loss at the end of the day.
And therefore, there has to be incorporate measure to effectively implement principles free, prior and informed consent in relation to natural resources.

Mangi lo ples, Popondetta